DESIGN SERVICES
ADVOCACY DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTATION OVERSIGHT
AS DESIGN ADVOCATE, MY JOB IS TO LOOK OUT FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF MY CLEINTS FROM DAY ONE TO COMPLETION. ALL PHASES OF THE DESIGN, PERMIT AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS CAN BE CONSIDERED IN THE ENTIRETY OF MY SCOPE OF WORK. THE MENTORSHIP ROLE I PROVIDE SPEARHEADS THIS PROCESS. RETAINED AS THE PRIME CONSULTANT OR IN ALIGNMENT WITH OTHERS, MY ROLE IS TO ENSURE A SEAMLESS ROLLOUT OF SERVICES, INFORMATION SHARING AND OVERSIGHT TO ENSURE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
THE DESIGN PROCESS IS AN EXCITING YET CHALLENGING EXERCISE. REVIEW OF STATUS QUO, CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS, PARADIGM SHIFTS AND THINKING OUTLOUD MAKES FOR A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME. THROUGH COLLECTION OF DATA, AND RESEARCH, THE TIME AND EFFORT UPFRONT PAYS DIVIDENDS THROUGHOUT.
FROM IDEAS TO PRINT. TRANSLATING A DESIGN VISION FROM IDEAS TO PRINT DRAWS TECHNICAL AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS TO SUPPORT COSTING, PERMITS AND ON TO CONSTRUCTION PHASES.
THE DOCUMENTATION OF IDEAS AND CONCEPTS IS ESSENTIAL FOR COSTING, EXECUTION OF WORK AND REALIZATION OF DESIGN. FROM ZONING RESEARCH AND SITE EVALUATION THROUGH DESIGN, TO PERMIT DRAWING SUBMISSION, MY SERVICES CAN ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE PROCESS. THE EXTENT OF DOCUMENTATION IS BASED ON THE SCOPE OF SERVICE AND JOB SIZE. CO-ORDINATION WITH OTHER CONSULTANTS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PROCESS. CONTRACTOR INTERPHASE IS ESSENTIAL AT THIS STAGE PRIOR TO START OF WORK.
DURING CONSTRUCTION, DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CONTRACTOR AND PRIME CONSULTANT (ME) IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THE SMOOTH ROLE OUT OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. MANY ASPECTS OF DESIGN MAY STILL BE AT NEAR COMPLETION STAGE. PROPER SCHEDULING AND MILESTONE DATES HELP TO KEEP THE PROJECT ON BUDGET AND SCHEDULE. MY ROLE IS TO MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION WITH ALL DISCIPLINES, ANSWER QUESTIONS AND HAVE AWARENESS OF SITE SITUATIONS AND PROJECT STATUS THROUGHOUT.